Puppies First Vet Visit

Puppies First Vet Visit

YOUR PUPPIES FIRST VET VISIT

Your puppies first vet visit to a veterinarian is usually an exciting affair for everyone. The family is excited about the new addition to the home and want to know everything about puppy care. It takes time but veterinarians are there to help. Before your puppies first vet visit, make sure you have any records from the puppy store or breeder that will help the veterinarian. Most puppies will have had at least one fecal check, worming plus their first vaccinations.

A stool sample will be collected for another check for intestinal parasites. Learn more by reading: Dog Parasites. The doctor will examen: the teeth, skin condition, ears, paws, hips and listen to the heart and lung during your puppies first vet visit. The puppies abdomen will be palpated for any abnormalities. The body temperature and body weight will be determined.

GETTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT

The first few months of owning a puppy are extremely important as well as your puppies first vet visit. What you do will influence the general health and well being of your new family member. There is a tremendous amount of information to absorb about your new puppy so doctors are very happy when you make a lists of questions for future visits. Most of these future puppy visits will come in 3-4 weeks intervals. Minimal cut off for vaccines is 16-18 weeks. You can learn more about this in Dog Vaccinations.

Do yourself and your pet a favor on your puppies first vet visit by getting it Micro-chipped. A pet microchip is a small scan-able piece of metal that is injected under the dog’s skin between the shoulder blades. This disk contains a number and other information which identifies the animal and owner when registered with the manufacturer. This is unlike a dog collar that can easily be lost. This chip stays with the dog FOREVER. In my career I have reunited lost pets with their owners and also reunited pets that were stolen by other people! One of the best things you can do in the early puppy stages of life!